Topic: Jim Gibbons

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Governor's Conference is revived after hiatusIt's been nearly four years since the Governor's Conference on Tourism made an appearance in Las Vegas.Not coincidentally, that's roughly the same time frame as the span of the Great Recession and ...

New state laws kicking in

CARSON CITY — Starting today, drivers must stop using hand-held cellphones and begin giving bicyclists a wide berth when passing.It also will be illegal to discriminate against transsexuals in employment, housing or public accommodations.And, information on concealed weapons permits will be ...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is the highest-ranking elected official in Nevada history. He is also, without doubt, its most skilled politician.Reid has achieved success without charisma, a gift for oratory or good looks. So how does he get what he ...
In 2008, the state Republican Party was a painful joke.The GOP had a governor (Jim Gibbons) who was a national laughingstock, and a senator (John Ensign) who was, ahem, otherwise occupied. The party had no money and no credibility.Result: Barack ...

A Blind Man Who Leads

Jim Gibbons became the first blind man to get an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1994. Today, he sees America's horrifying unemployment rate...

Thrift is Cool for Back to School

Back-to-school season is the perfect time to take a look at thrift stores. Once seen as dingy, dirty and for the poor, they've come into their own...

Editorial: 2010 Knuckleheads on parade

That magic moment is here, when, having studied the follies of the last 12 months, our august academy announces the New York Knucklehead of the...

Double-Check Before You Donate

Double-Check Before You Donate. . Goodwill Urges Donors to Give to Legitimate Charities. Rockville, MD (Vocus) December 21, 2010 . . The holiday...
With a hand in his pocket and a slightly furrowed brow, disgraced Manhattan Judge James Gibbons was stoic during a stroll near his Brooklyn...

Editorial: The porn supremacy

Someday a Newton or an Einstein will find scientific proof for the First Law of Knucklehead Dynamics. That being: Sexual obsession and IQ move in...